FHIR Server Authentication: SMART Backend Services in Practice

Server-to-server FHIR authentication uses SMART Backend Services — the machine-to-machine cousin of SMART's patient launch. The spec is well-defined; production implementation has a few edge cases worth understanding. Client credentials + JWT assertion. The client generates a JWT signed with its private key. The auth server verifies signature against the registered public key and issues […]

FHIR Server Deployment: Kubernetes Patterns for 2026 Production

Deploying a FHIR server on Kubernetes in 2026 involves a mix of standard cloud-native patterns and FHIR-specific considerations. The five patterns below cover most production deployments. 1. StatefulSet with persistent volume for FHIR server + Postgres. The FHIR server itself is often stateless (state lives in Postgres), but Postgres is stateful. Use StatefulSet for Postgres […]